ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · NY · GEOID 36498252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nesconset, New York

Mean one-way trip35.2 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute37.1 min → 35.2 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.9% → 17.9%▲ 5.9 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit4.6% → 3.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 73.9%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±7.3 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit3.6% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.9% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 7,435 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,833± 1,167 MOE
Workers age 16+7,435± 994 MOE
Workers with travel time6,107± 925 MOE
Estimated home workers1,328± 399 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.